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Today's Politics News:
Dems win approval of health bill in committee
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:16 pm PDT
AP - In a triumph for President Barack Obama, Democrats narrowly pushed sweeping health care legislation through a key congressional committee Friday night and cleared the way for a September showdown in the House. Full Story
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House votes to clamp limits on Wall Street bonuses
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:50 pm PDT
AP - Bowing to populist anger, the House voted Friday to prohibit pay and bonus packages that encourage bankers and traders to take risks so big they could bring down the entire economy. Full Story
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'Cash for clunkers' rebates survive — for weekend
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:29 pm PDT
AP - Attention car buyers: There's still time to get in on the "cash for clunkers" rebate rush. Full Story
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Partisan fracas at lawmakers summit
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:51 pm PDT
Politico - Event meant to promote bipartisanship leaves some members vowing never to return to the gathering. Full Story
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Pelosi outlines August plan of attack
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:56 pm PDT
Politico - House Speaker's message: one part pro-consumer, one part attacking the health insurance industry. Full Story
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Obama, Cabinet meet for mid-year assessment
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:24 pm PDT
AP - President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, senior officials and Cabinet members were gathering away from the White House this weekend to discuss administration progress at the six-month mark and plot a course ahead. Full Story
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Popularity, Web snafus nearly broke 'clunkers'
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:41 pm PDT
AP - This was one government stimulus plan that yielded quick results. Maybe too quick. Full Story
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A look at health care plans in Congress
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:24 pm PDT
AP - The House Energy and Commerce Committee — the last of three panels — completed sweeping health care legislation Friday. Full Story
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Bias suit by black US Capitol officers revived
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:24 pm PDT
AP - A federal appeals court on Friday revived a discrimination lawsuit brought by more than 200 black police officers who claim they were mistreated by white supervisors with the U.S. Capitol Police. Full Story
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Texas Sen. Hutchison explains no vote on Sotomayor
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:36 pm PDT
AP - U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas explained to a ballroom of Hispanic small business owners Friday that she would not vote to confirm the country's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice next week out of concern for protecting gun ownership rights. Full Story
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Saudi rebuffs US on improving ties with Israel
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:53 pm PDT
AP - Saudi Arabia on Friday bluntly rejected U.S. appeals for improved relations with Israel as a way to help restart Middle East peace talks, saying the Jewish state is not interested in a deal. Full Story
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Irish court may censor next Catholic abuse report
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:27 am PDT
AP - Ireland's next report into the cover-up of child abuse in the Catholic Church might be censored or delayed because its publication could undermine prosecutors' efforts to imprison pedophile priests, Justice Minister Dermot Ahern announced Friday. Full Story
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Portugal's high court keeps gay marriage ban
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:05 am PDT
AP - Portugal's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the country's ban on gay marriage, rejecting a challenge by two lesbians who are seeking to wed. Full Story
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Saudi rebuffs US appeals for israel peace gestures
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:56 pm PDT
AFP - Saudi Arabia on Friday rebuffed Obama administration appeals for immediate Arab gestures toward normalizing ties with Israel the kingdom urged the Jewish state to show it was serious about peace. Full Story
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Washington sprints to expand 'cash for clunkers' program
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:21 pm PDT
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ Congress and the Obama administration scrambled Friday to triple the size of the overwhelmingly popular "cash for clunkers" program after it appeared to be exhausting its $1 billion funding in its first week. Full Story
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Sen. Dodd Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:09 pm PDT
CQPolitics.com - Christopher J. Dodd, a five-term Connecticut Democrat, was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer and will undergo surgery in August, the senator announced in a press conference Friday afternoon. Full Story
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Senate Faces Health-Care Setback as U.S. House Panel Wraps Up
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:01 pm PDT
Bloomberg - July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus said his panel won’t be able to pass health-care legislation next week, dealing a setback to President Barack Obama and underscoring the rifts in Congress over the measure. Full Story
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